Police News
Coaches and Players Violently Attack Youth Football Referee
In one of the most disturbing youth sports incidents in recent years, coaches of a Sarasota, Florida youth football team instigated a brawl with a referee which eventually led to both the coaching staff and a player violently attacking the referee in question during a massive brawl which embroiled both teams. As reported by Sarasota Patch, quickly followed by a variety of Tampa Bay news outlets, details of the incident were first gleaned from an amateur video of a game involving the Sarasota Gators and North Port Huskies on Saturday. The video in question was eventually turned over to the Sarasota Sheriff’s office, which …Read more […..]
Fight Beaks Out at Rye Playland Over Muslim Headscarves
And, of course, they blame those evil police! The rules are clear about wearing hats and headgear/scarves. Get used to this America, things are just getting started! MYFOXNY.COM – Police from several departments rushed to the Rye Playland amusement park in Westchester County after an altercation broke out between patrons over a tensions over Muslim headscarves. The fight erupted after a “misunderstanding” between the park workers and some Muslim patrons over the park’s restrictions on headgear on some rides, according to the Westchester County Executive’s Office. Apparently some Muslim women wearing the traditional …Read more […..]
Aurora motorcyclist dies on I-88, Friends Blame Police
Nick Linton, killed in motorcycle accident in Aurora, 2011.  An Aurora resident was killed while riding his motorcycle with friends Friday night on Interstate 88 near the Winfield Road exit. Nicholas Linton, 29, of Aurora, was headed to Chicago accompanied by two friends on their own motorcycles around 9:15 p.m. Friday. And that’s where details of the story begin to diverge. Master Sgt. S. LeGrand of the Illinois State Police said that the accident is still under investigation, but according to the report already filed, two motorcycles were involved. “One swerved in front of the other, causing …Read more […..]
Questions raised about DuPage sheriff’s Promotions, Demotions
This does not surprise me in the least. I observed this firsthand and it is pathetic. Disciplinary actions appear lighter for deputies who contributed or helped Zaruba’s campaigns In 2006, Deputy Tim Connell did something unthinkable to many of his peers: He ran against his boss. The veteran detective was demoted to road deputy — he claimed it was retaliation — but he stayed in the race and took a required unpaid leave of absence. He lost and returned for his old patrol job only to discover DuPage County Sheriff John Zaruba had other plans. A detective who had solved cases ranging from rape to murder, …Read more […..]
Houston Officer Struck and Killed by (Illegal Alien)Drunk Driver
The driver who has been identified as 26-year old Johoan Rodriguez is in this country illegally At 0315 hours on Sunday, May 29, 2011, Houston Police Officer Kevin Will was struck and killed by a drunk driver as he investigated a hit-and-run accident involving a motorcyclist. According to ODMP, Officer Will was interviewing a witness to the motorcycle accident when the drunk driver drove around barriers and emergency vehicles that were blocking the closed freeway. The driver, who has been identified as 26-year old Johoan Rodriguez and is in this country illegally, was taken into custody at the scene and now faces charges …Read more […..]
Court Sides With Cops in Warrantless Search
Case concerned exceptions to 4th Amendment requirement that police need a warrant to enter a home By Mark Sherman Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday ruled against a Kentucky man who was arrested after police burst into his apartment without a search warrant because they smelled marijuana and feared he was trying to get rid of incriminating evidence. Voting 8-1, the justices reversed a Kentucky Supreme Court ruling that threw out the evidence gathered when officers entered Hollis King’s apartment. The court said there was no violation of King’s constitutional rights because the police …Read more […..]